NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
PRETTY PRAIRIE, Kan. — The projects connected with the $7.7 million bond that was approved by voters this spring for Pretty Prairie USD 311 are moving along well right now.
"It's all going really smoothly, you know, besides the noise interrupting some classrooms here or there," said USD 311 Superintendent Ashley Anderson. "Otherwise, it's gone according to timeline and everything. We've been really happy with all of that. They finished, the roofing material has been laid on our high school and our middle school, so they are moving to the grade school. Just the metalwork is all that's left high school and middle school. We're right on schedule."
They are already having meetings about what's next.
"We had a meeting last week about windows," Anderson said. "That won't be started until probably March, once they get all the materials here. Everything looks good in terms of project lists and our budget. We're coming in under budget on things so far, so we're happy about that."
The process is continuing for the inside work that will be done when they are finished with the roofs and windows.
"The other project, we've had an engineering team come out for our ag shop and science lab, because we're getting new electrical both places and ventilation in both of those classrooms and so, they've been out to work on that. We haven't seen plans for that, necessarily, but they have been out to get their structures all outlined. The ceiling in our auditorium, we haven't started on that. The plans for the gym have been submitted. It's with the engineering team right now, so those things are moving along. I think that's the project that everyone's the most anxious for."
Anderson did note that it is the largest project and has the most moving parts to it, so they are trying to be patient and let the engineering firm do their work.
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